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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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