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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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