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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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