MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Panama to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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