MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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