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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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