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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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