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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally 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 a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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