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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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