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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important 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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