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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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