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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses 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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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