MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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