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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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