MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly 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
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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