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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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