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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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