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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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