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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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