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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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