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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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