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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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