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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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