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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers 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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