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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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