MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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