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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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