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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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