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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive 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 lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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