MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
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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