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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
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 variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
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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