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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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