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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovakia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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