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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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