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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
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 lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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