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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally 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.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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