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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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 lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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