MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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