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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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