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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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