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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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