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.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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