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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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