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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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