MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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