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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
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 dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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