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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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