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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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