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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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