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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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