MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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