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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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