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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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