MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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