MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
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 a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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