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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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