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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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