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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners 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 many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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