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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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