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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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