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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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