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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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