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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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