MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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