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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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