MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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