MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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