MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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