MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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