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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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