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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
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 several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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