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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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