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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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