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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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