MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
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 variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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