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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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