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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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