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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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