MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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