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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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