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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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 numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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