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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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