MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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