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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
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 a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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