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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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