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.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
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.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students 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 several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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