MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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