MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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
e-learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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