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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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