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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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