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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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