MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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