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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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