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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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