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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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