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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner 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 electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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