MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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