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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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