MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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