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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly 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
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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