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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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