MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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