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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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