MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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