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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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