MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
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 lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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