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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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