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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
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
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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