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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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