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 Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
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
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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