MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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