MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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