MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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