MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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