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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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