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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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