MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the dramatic 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 definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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