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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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