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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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