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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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