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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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