MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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