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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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