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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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