MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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