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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a lot of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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