MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key 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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