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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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