MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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