MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key 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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