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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally 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 several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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