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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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 lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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