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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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