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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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