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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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 several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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