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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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