MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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