MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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