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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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