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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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