MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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