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.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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