MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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