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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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