MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major 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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