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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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