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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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