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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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