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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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