MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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