MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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