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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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