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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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