MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students 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
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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