MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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