MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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