MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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