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.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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