MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 courses are
usually free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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