MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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