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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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