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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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