MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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