MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
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 variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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