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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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