MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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