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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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