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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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