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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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