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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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