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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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