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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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