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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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