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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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