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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
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 many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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