MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually 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
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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