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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses 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 a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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