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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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