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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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