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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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