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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
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
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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