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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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