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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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