MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOCs are
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 institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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