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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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