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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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