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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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