MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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