MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually 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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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