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
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
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 education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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