MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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