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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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