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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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