MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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 several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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