MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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