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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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 variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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