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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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 a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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