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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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