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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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