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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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