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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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