MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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