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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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