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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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