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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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