MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students 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
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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