MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students 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
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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