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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
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 several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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