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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
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.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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