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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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