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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
free
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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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