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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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