MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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