MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
free
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 variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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