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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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