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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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