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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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