MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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