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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
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 variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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