MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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