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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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