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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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