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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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