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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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