MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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