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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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 variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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