MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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