MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
generally 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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