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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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.
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 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
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
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
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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