MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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