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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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