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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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