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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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