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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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