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 Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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