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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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