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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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