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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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