MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
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 many
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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