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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
