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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
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
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important 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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