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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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