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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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