MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly 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 a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that 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
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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