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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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