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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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