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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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