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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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