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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online 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 numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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