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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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