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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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