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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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