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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners 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
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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