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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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