MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
online education institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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