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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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