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
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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