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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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