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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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