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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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