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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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