MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes 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 lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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