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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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