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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key 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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