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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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