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.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
customarily 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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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