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 is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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