MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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