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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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 many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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