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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key 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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