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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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