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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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