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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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