MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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