MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally 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 variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about 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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