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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
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 variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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