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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
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 several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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