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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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