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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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