MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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