MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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