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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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