MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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