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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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