MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically 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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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