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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
