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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually 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 learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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