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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily 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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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