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
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important 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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