MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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