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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 MOOC courses are
free
for learners 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
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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