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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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