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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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