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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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