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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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