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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
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
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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