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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners 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.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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