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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
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
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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