MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily 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.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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