MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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