MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
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 several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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