MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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