MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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