MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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