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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
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 quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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