MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
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 several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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