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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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