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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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