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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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