MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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