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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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