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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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