MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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