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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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