MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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