MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually 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
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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