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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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