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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
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
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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