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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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