MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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