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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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