MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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