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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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