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.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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