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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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 numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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