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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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