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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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