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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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