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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically 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
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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