MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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