MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online 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 a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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