MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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