MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
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
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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