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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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