MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive 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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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