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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students 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 many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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