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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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 having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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