MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always 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
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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