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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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