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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
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 numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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