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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always 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
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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