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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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