MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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