MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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