MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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