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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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