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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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