MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important 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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