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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs 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
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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