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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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