MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
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 institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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