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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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