MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
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
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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