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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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 many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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