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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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