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
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive online courses are
free
for students 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.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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