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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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