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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
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
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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