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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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