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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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