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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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