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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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