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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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