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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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