MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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