MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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