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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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