MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating 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.
New
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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