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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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