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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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