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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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