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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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