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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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