MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 many
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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