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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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