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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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