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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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