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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
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
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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