MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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