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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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