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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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