MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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