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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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