MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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