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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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