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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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