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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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