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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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 variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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