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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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