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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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 variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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