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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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