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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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