MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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