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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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