MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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