MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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