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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly 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
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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