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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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