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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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