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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
generally 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 many
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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