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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs 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 lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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