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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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