MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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