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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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