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
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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