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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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