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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
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 e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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