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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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