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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always 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 several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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