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 is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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