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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
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
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University 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
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
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 educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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