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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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