MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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