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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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