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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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