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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
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
elearning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Algeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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