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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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