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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs 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
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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