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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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