MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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