MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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