MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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