MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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