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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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