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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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