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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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