MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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