MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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