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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
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 lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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