MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
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 lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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