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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically 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 many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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