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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
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.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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