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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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