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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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