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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
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
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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