MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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 lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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