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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
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 several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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