MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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