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.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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