MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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