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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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