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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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