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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
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 variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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