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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
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
blended learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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