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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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