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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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