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
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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