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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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