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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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