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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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