MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly 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
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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