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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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 numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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