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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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