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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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