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.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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