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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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