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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
major 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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