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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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