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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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