MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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