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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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