MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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