MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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