MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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