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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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