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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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 quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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