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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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