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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
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 several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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