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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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