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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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