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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
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
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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