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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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