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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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