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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
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
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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