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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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