MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
