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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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