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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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