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 is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
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 several
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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