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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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