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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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