MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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