MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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