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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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