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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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