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 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
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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