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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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