MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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