MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|