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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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