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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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