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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
generally 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes 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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