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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
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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