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
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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