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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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