MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of 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
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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