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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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