MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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