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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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