MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
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 many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches 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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