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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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