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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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