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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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