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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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