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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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