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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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