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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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