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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
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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