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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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