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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners 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 many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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