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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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