MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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